Flash Flood — Grand, Colorado

2000-07-16 · near Granby, Grand, Colorado

Event narrative

Heavy rain, up to 3.5 inches in an hour, deluged the streets, drains, homes and businesses in Granby. In many places, water was gushing out of the storm drains as the drainage system could not handle the high volume of water. Some hillsides were washed out and many yards had surface soil stripped clean. Water up to 2 feet in depth covered some of the cities' streets. Several offices and businesses were also flooded. The Granby Library, in the basement of Granby Town Hall, was also flooded. Numerous books and computers were damaged forcing the closure of the library for a week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5173662. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.